Dutch architect and founding partner of OMA, Rem Koolhaas, has been confirmed as director of the 2014 Venice Biennale from June 7th to November 23rd.

The theme for 2014’s Biennale has not been confirmed yet but Koolhaas stated: “We want to give a new look to the basic elements of architecture – used by any architect, anywhere and at any time – to see if we can discover something new about architecture.”

Rem Koolhaas has also recently designed the Qatar Library, set to open in late 2014.